3-part series ‘Tricked-Out Tractors’ to start on Monday October 24, 2020 N.Ireland A new three-part TV series has brought together a team of petrol heads who have been restoring beloved vintage tractor models, building custom…
NFU complaint to BBC on impartiality breach upheld October 16, 2020 Agri-Business The BBC has upheld a complaint made by the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) about impartiality in the BBC1 documentary Meat: A Threat to…
TV scouts on the hunt for NI’s best tractor driver teams…could it be you? April 22, 2020 N.Ireland Television producers are on the hunt for Northern Ireland’s top tractor drivers for a lively, light-hearted entertainment show “as light-hearted as it is…
BBC criticised for meat consumption remark February 12, 2020 Beef The BBC has been criticised for remarks made in an online article it published in which it was said that the “single biggest…
Calls for Government to enforce ‘proper’ British labelling November 26, 2019 Agri-Business Calls have been made for changes to British labelling in light of a BBC documentary highlighting the lower environmental and welfare standards food…
P&O to stop shipping Europe-bound calves ‘with immediate effect’ September 11, 2018 Dairy Ferry company P&O has said it will no longer transport Scottish calves destined for Europe following a documentary broadcast last night on BBC…
BBC Radio 4 accused of striking ‘wrong tone’ at The Game Fair July 31, 2018 Agri-Business BBC Radio 4 has been accused of reducing rural matters to an “absurdly simplistic binary” on its ‘Today’ programme broadcast from The Game…
Countryside Alliance slams BBC for ‘relentless bias’ June 20, 2018 Agri-Business Rural lobby group Countryside Alliance has submitted evidence to Ofcom’s review of the BBC, highlighting what it perceives as a “relentless bias” on…
Sisters dubbed ‘farming heroes’ after tragedy strikes on their Shetland farm June 19, 2018 Rural Life Two sisters who took on the running of their Shetland island family farm after their father passed away have been awarded one of…
BBC goes ‘Tractor Mad’ across the counties March 15, 2018 N.Ireland It’s all about tractors in the latest True North programme for BBC One Northern Ireland as this weekend viewers meet the people who…
Video: BBC reporter left feeling sheepish after lamb has ‘wee moment’ July 9, 2015 Rural Life A BBC Northern Ireland reporter recently had a ‘wee moment’ with a lamb when it heeded the call of nature. Agriculture and Environment…
Premier Foods calls on suppliers to ‘pay and stay’ December 6, 2014 Agri-Business An investigation by BBC’s Newsnight has reported that Premier Foods, one of the biggest manufacturers in the UK has been asking its suppliers…
BBC TV presenter James Wong to talk plants at UCC January 14, 2014 Rural Life Popular BBC TV science presenter and botanist James Wong is to deliver a free, public talk at University College Cork (UCC) this month…
